abstract:John Cornwell (born 1940) is an English journalist and author, and a Fellow Commoner of Jesus College, Cambridge. He is best known for various books on the papacy, including Hitler's Pope, as well as for his investigative journalism; memoir; and his work on the public understanding of science and philosophy.
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